Thursday, April 29, 2010

Maps and Dreams... trails that could be

Maps are fascinating things. I've been working my GoogleMap skills up, and decided to practice by adding a feature to the #CV2050 map.

What's the feature? One of my favourite "legacies of logging" – the Comox Logging & Railway Co's right of way that once stretched from north of Campbell River to the log dump and booming ground at Royston.

I've marked it in brown here (I'm not sure where it went north after what used to be called "Camp 3 Road" (but is now known as Endall Road, in Black Creek). Part of it has been turned into the "One-Spot Trail," thanks to the work of some horse folks. That part is marked in green. One day I hope to see a walking, cycling, equestrian trail from Royston all the way past Echo Lake (that's by the old Camp 8 sight north of Campbell River), and eventually connecting to old rail grades from Merrill & Lynch, and the big Bloedel Steward & Welch camps in the McCreight Lake and Sayward Valleys. Perhaps by 2050?


View #CV2050 in a larger map


I've also included a couple of landmarks in red: the Centre of the Known Universe (the roundabout at Cumberland and Willemar), and the constellation of 3 dance venues (Florence Filberg Centre, Courtenay Legion Hall, and Native Sons' Hall) that are one of the centres of activity and fun for me.


What and where are your special places in the Comox Valley


What kinds of trails and public spaces are you dreaming about?


Have fun!


hanspetermeyer 
29 April 2010
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